Political Economy of Power Sector Subsidies : A Review with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa

Power sector subsidies in Sub-Saharan Africa are substantial and highly regressive. While subsidies can be quick, easy, and politically expedient to implement, they are equally quick to take root and challenging to remove. Optimal policies that are...

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Main Authors: Kojima, Masami, Bacon, Robert, Trimble, Chris
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
GDP
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19804151/political-economy-power-sector-subsidies-review-reference-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19986

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